MK7.5 ACC adaptive cruise control - right lane overtaking

[Giskard]

That apparent reason is because in Australia it is illegal to overtake on the left. I realize that the majority of drivers in this country dont give a **** but it is still illegal and a legal requirement for VW to prevent your car from overtaking on the left.

Happened to me today on the M1. Super annoying. Would be great to be able to turn that off.

[gregozedobe]

That apparent reason is because in Australia it is illegal to overtake on the left. I realize that the majority of drivers in this country dont give a **** but it is still illegal and a legal requirement for VW to prevent your car from overtaking on the left.

Are you sure about that ? According to the official NSW Transport site it is OK to overtake on the left if both vehicles are travelling in marked lanes.

You must overtake on the right unless a vehicle is waiting to turn right, is stationary, or if you and the other vehicle are travelling in marked lanes. In these instances you may overtake on the left side if it is safe.

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It is illegal to drive in the right lane unless overtaking but quite a few "entitled" drivers think it is perfectly OK. It's even worse when you get two dingbats who decide to drive along next to each other for several kilometres 10 (or even 20) kms slower than the posted speed limit - creates a great big caterpiller of frustrated drivers.

[Jap]

That apparent reason is because in Australia it is illegal to overtake on the left. I realize that the majority of drivers in this country dont give a **** but it is still illegal and a legal requirement for VW to prevent your car from overtaking on the left.

Same as the UK, but it’s also illegal to stay in a overtaking lane, so technically this feature should not ever be needed but we also have drivers that get into lane 2 (and lane 3) and think it’s acceptable to drive in them lane, and wonder why people get frustrated of being stuck behind them, and you can see they get physically shocked when you either flash them or toot them to get out of the way

[Paul_R]

It’s is illegal to both: pass on the left if the speed limit is 80 kph or higher and, to hog the right hand lane unless overtaking. And no, doing the speed limit does not entitle you to sit in the right hand lane.

A recent media article about banning all trucks from right lanes, even on two lane highways, also indicated that traffic cops may soon be taking a far more dim view of right lane hogs, as it frustrates other drivers and causes them to pass on the left which can result in accidents. We shall see how that pans out. Apparently the powers that be are starting to realise that focusing purely on speed isn’t lowering the road toll. Probably because pure speed alone only seems to account for less than 10% of accidents. It may be a “factor” in most accidents, but the other factor is usually much bigger, such as being pissed, stupid and/or too aggressive.

[Blackpaladin67]

Guys the M1 is like 4 lanes wide up here and simetimes you dont have any other option when the person in front decided to do 80km in 110km zone

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[Blackpaladin67]

It’s is illegal to both: pass on the left if the speed limit is 80 kph or higher and, to hog the right hand lane unless overtaking. And no, doing the speed limit does not entitle you to sit in the right hand lane.

A recent media article about banning all trucks from right lanes, even on two lane highways, also indicated that traffic cops may soon be taking a far more dim view of right lane hogs, as it frustrates other drivers and causes them to pass on the left which can result in accidents. We shall see how that pans out. Apparently the powers that be are starting to realise that focusing purely on speed isn’t lowering the road toll. Probably because pure speed alone only seems to account for less than 10% of accidents. It may be a “factor” in most accidents, but the other factor is usually much bigger, such as being pissed, stupid and/or too aggressive.

Trucks are banned here from the 2 right lanes on parts of the Motorway

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[gregozedobe]

It’s is illegal to both: pass on the left if the speed limit is 80 kph or higher.......

Can you quote a current official govt Australian source to support that view ? Just trying to keep things 100% clear so we all know what the current rule is.

I've checked both the NSW, Qld and Vic govt sites and all three state that it IS legal to overtake on the left if "you are on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be safely overtaken in a marked lane", with no restrictions otherwise (no mention of 80 kph or anything else). So as far as I can tell here in Oz it is OK.

Of course if all drivers obeyed the "keep left unless overtaking" rule there would be no need to undertake anyway

[GolfAus]

It is illegal to drive in the right lane unless overtaking but quite a few "entitled" drivers think it is perfectly OK. .

What rubbish!
Keeping left unless overtaking only applies if the speed is above 80 or there is a keep left unless overtaking sign.

Even still, you can still travel in the right lane under certain circumstances including
“
The driver must not drive in the right lane unless:

(a) the driver is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal, or

(b) the driver is overtaking, or

(c) a left lane must turn left sign or left traffic lane arrows apply to any other lane and the driver is not turning left, or

(d) the driver is required to drive in the right lane under rule 159, or

(e) the driver is avoiding an obstruction, or

(f) the traffic in each other lane is congested, or

(g) the traffic in every lane is congested, or

(h) the right lane is a special purpose lane in which the driver, under another provision of these Rules, is permitted to drive, or

(i) there are only 2 marked lanes and the left lane is a slow vehicle turn out lane.”

[Blackpaladin67]

that any help

Getting back on track will this mod affect my side assist and or lane change assist or just take away the annoying graphic on my dash ?

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[gregozedobe]

What rubbish!
Keeping left unless overtaking only applies if the speed is above 80 or there is a keep left unless overtaking sign.

Whoah, steady on tiger, no need to be quite so aggressive when responding. Good manners can take you a long way ......

While you are technically correct, just out of curiosity, how much multi-lane highway driving do you do where the speed limit is greater than 80 kmh but there are no "KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING" signs. I drive a lot over large areas of NSW (particularly on the Hume, Pacific and New England highways), and these signs seem to be almost everywhere on these major highways.

BTW, what is your position on undertaking when the driver in the right lane is going significantly under than the posted speed limit.